The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-06

Chicago. On the tops OF houses and IL
the windows were crowds oil eager faces
and from roofs and Bashes 1oatod stream
ora, evidently improvised hurriedly 10
the occasion. Down at Twenty.Becont
street, where the proceesion began, ther'
was a repeiition OF the depot Hcene, and
man might ag well have attempted 10 wall
through d brick wall as to iorce his wa,
into tho midst OF this fence OF men and
women. The main procession atarted
from Twenty, second street promptly at II
o'clock in the following order: IG w
@I Wt TIE ESCORT. 4, i "a.
The President and Reception Commit
tee, proceeded by General Charles Fltz
simmons, Chief Marshal, Colonel Henry
O. Corbin, Chief Of staff and aides.
First division: Colonel II. NJ. Black
U. 3. A., Marshal; Twenty second In
iautry U. s. A., four companies Firs
Regiment Illinois National Guards; Sec
ond Regiment Illinois National Guards
detachments OF. the militia from Gam,
Sheridan; troop OF the First Cavalry, U
s. A.; Milwaukee Light Horse Squadron
Cleveland City Troop; Chicago Lancers
Light Battery +; Fourth Artillery u. g.
A. sailors and mariners from tho United
States steamer Michigan. 2NR
Second Division 4 General Joseph
Stockton. Msrshal, detail OF police; bri'
gade Of Fire Department; members Of the
q. A. 4. posts; veteran soldiers and cal.
lors; Veterans OF the Seventh New York.
Regiment; Oakland Rifles; Morgan Park
Cadets; sharpshooLers Of Savoy. 1asl1
Third Division: General Il. Leib, Mar.
Rhal; The Cook County Democratic Club;
select knights A, 0. q. W; knights Of
Pythias; Order Of Scottish CLANS
Patriotic Sons Of America; French Cana.
dians; Illinois Cycling Club. on wheels
Sofia Italiana Durnions Fratllalenzi I!al.
lana; Society Of Christopher Columbus
Society Aperiari ReciRilisna; Bohemian
Turner'S; Thirteenth Ward Colored Demo.
crst!c Club; Legion Giuseppe Garibaldi
In Carriages; Olan'Na.Gsel Guards
Hibsrnian RiHog. M @lsyl 25s6
Fourth Division: General Walter @,
Newburg, Marshal; industrial organlza.
tions AMI Independent Order OF Fofestera.
Aa tho procession moved along the
President was kept busy bowing and anil.
ing. Most OF the time he was uncovered.
The ladies seemed particularly anxious 10
get good look at the President'a wife, and
many Of them were more aggreBsive in
thrust;pg themselves forward than were
the mon. Up Michigan avenue there e1.
tended thousands and thousanda OF spec.
tators. Faces looked cut OF every window.
Men were to be seen on the roofs Of
houses, and all oye- flashed the stars and
stripea, while the music Of many bands,
and the acreeching Of the populace, filled
the air. ~ EzI- 'sE5
When the head OF the procession reach.
ed the grand stand at the Auditorium, the
Precedent aud the Reception Committee
took their places on the reviewing stand.
It was after 12 o'clock when the last OF the
procession had passed in review before,ths
President. Mayor Roche, then addressing
the President, welcoming him to Chicago.
The President responded GS follows: &
TIE PRESIDENTS SPEECH, a., ID
1t was COON after the election Of 1854
that an old resident Of your city was urg.
ing me to pay you visit. He endeay.
ored to meet all objections that vera
started and inaisted with pertinsclty that
the invitation should be accepted. At
last, and after ell percussion eeemed to
fail, he vehemently broke out with this
declaration 1.-THE people up where I
live don't think q uan is tit for President
who hns never seen Chicago" I have
often thought Of tbis incident sincs that
time, and sometimes when have felt
that ! was not doing for the people and
public welfare that mi ght be done, or all
that | would like to do, I have wondered
whether things would not have gone on
better II I hsd visited Chicago. Indeed
it has, l believe, bseu publicly stated on
one or more occasions lately, when
the shortcomings of the present
Chief Executive were under discus.
sion, that nothing better could bs
expected Of man who had. never been
west Of some designated place, and this, I
suppose, means the same thing that nv
Chicago friend meant and involves the
game accusation and concluaion. II nv
alleged otlicisl crimes and misdemeanors
are thus charitably accounted for, shall
not complain. While I confeaa that the
declaration Of the representative OF this
city, as have given it, is evidence OF that
local pride and loyalty Of which your
great city is striking monument, have
heard it ii thsy have not eeen It, for
every one Of your people asems to have
or2anizsd himeelf into q committee OF one
to specially herald it abroad. And now
that I am here I feel like saying with the
Queen of Sheba, "The half was not told
me-" My amazsment is greatly increased
when Irecall a little recent history.
MORE FACTS FROM THE AMERICAN CYCLIC.
sw pEDIA. NJ p i, l,a
In 1888 the town OF Chicago was incor.
porated. Upon the question Of incorpo.
ration thirteen votes were caat, one OF
which was in tho negative. Wo do not
know the reason which actuated this
citizen In his adversions. II be we're here
to day l believe that he would be heartily
ashamed OF it. Five days after Its incor-
porst!on as q toTn Chicago held its first
election for town office,s, and we arc
told that the total vote on that OCCASION
WAS twenty-eight. We look in vain for
any trace Of boodlers in those days, though
We are told that the frs. building after the
establishment OF the town was q log Jail.
Your population in 1887, when it was in.
corporated as "a city, wao 40, 1000; in 1871
It was 100000 or upwards, and the valua-
ton Of the property was probably $780,
100000. Its immense growth and volume
Of business had then made it a marvel
among Eodern cities. at this time it was
visited by dreadful consagration without
paIsllel-a destruction which Threaten ed
all Its promise Of greatness. In October
Of that year fire occurred which burned
ever an ares Of 2,l00 acres, killed 200 per-
sons, consumed 2,5QQ buildings. made
homeless oO,Oo0 persons and destroyed
property OF the value OF $500, 600 0G0.
Then followed an exhibition Of pluck and
bravaryas unparalleled as the destruction
which called them forth. ]. The citizens Of
OhicsSo .ost no time; not for moment
did they delay. Almos. among its embers
they reco nmenced businoss and up in its
ashes they began 10 build. Sixteen years
have passed and there has arieen hero a
city many fold more populous, moro beau
titul aud moro psospsroiye than that you
lost In 1871, Who have a vrsstay yiSttto